II MEF Videos

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment shoot table 5 and 6 at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Marines are in Cuba as part of a CONUS Based Alert Force readiness mission.

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, trained with the M203 40mm grenade launcher and the shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon, or SMAW, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 23, 2015. The M203 is a rifle-fired grenade launcher which is attached to an M16-A4 service rifle and fire a 40mm grenade. Likewise, the SMAW is an 83mm portable weapon system which can fire high explosive, dual purpose (HEDP) rockets and high explosive anti-armor (HEAA) rockets. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Krista James/Released)

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division completed their Agoge combat training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 2014. The Agoge, originally used to train the next generation of ancient Spartan warriors, immerses the Marines in a simulated combat environment, where every hour is dedicated to training for the art of war. The battalion spent several days conducting mock offensive and defensive operations in the field. During the week and a half of training, Marine advisers ran the unit’s personnel through a series of combat simulations. In this, the training’s culminating event, the Marines conducted helicopter insertion and extraction drills and assaulted enemy positions. The live-fire event allowed the unit to test its ability to use combined-arms warfare and fire-and-maneuver tactics. The battalion used a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, capable of long range refueling, during the training. They also utilized AT4 antitank rockets, M203 grenade launchers, and the M67 fragmentation grenade during the course of fire. Available in high definition Interview: Lcpl Max Chianese, Team Leader, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. Also available in high definition.